Three countries in both categories took all of the medals: United States who took both gold medals , Serbia and Spain. Carioca Arena 1 , the largest among the three Carioca Arenas, and Youth Arena , are the arenas that are being used for the basketball tournaments.

Just as in , the Olympic hosts were not guaranteed an Olympic berth. The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once.

Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a loss. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals. The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament consisting of three rounds.

Semi-final losers played for the bronze medal. The following referees were selected for the tournament. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.